Immune activation and HIV persistence: implications for curative approaches to HIV infection

NR Klatt, N Chomont, DC Douek… - Immunological …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Despite complete or near‐complete suppression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
replication with combination antiretroviral therapy, both HIV and chronic …

Towards an HIV cure: a global scientific strategy

Nature reviews Immunology, 2012 - nature.com
Given the limitations of antiretroviral therapy and recent advances in our understanding of
HIV persistence during effective treatment, there is a growing recognition that a cure for HIV …

[HTML][HTML] An in-depth comparison of latent HIV-1 reactivation in multiple cell model systems and resting CD4+ T cells from aviremic patients

CA Spina, J Anderson, NM Archin, A Bosque… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The possibility of HIV-1 eradication has been limited by the existence of latently infected
cellular reservoirs. Studies to examine control of HIV latency and potential reactivation have …

[HTML][HTML] CCL19 and CCR7 expression, signaling pathways, and adjuvant functions in viral infection and prevention

Y Yan, R Chen, X Wang, K Hu, L Huang… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chemokine (C–C motif) ligand 19 (CCL19) is a critical regulator of the induction of T cell
activation, immune tolerance, and inflammatory responses during continuous immune …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional reprogramming during effector-to-memory transition renders CD4+ T cells permissive for latent HIV-1 infection

L Shan, K Deng, H Gao, S Xing, AA Capoferri… - Immunity, 2017 - cell.com
The latent reservoir for HIV-1 in resting memory CD4+ T cells is the major barrier to curing
HIV-1 infection. Studies of HIV-1 latency have focused on regulation of viral gene expression …

Eradicating HIV-1 infection: seeking to clear a persistent pathogen

NM Archin, JM Sung, C Garrido… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) blunts viraemia, which enables HIV-1-infected
individuals to control infection and live long, productive lives. However, HIV-1 infection …

[HTML][HTML] PD-1 blockade potentiates HIV latency reversal ex vivo in CD4+ T cells from ART-suppressed individuals

R Fromentin, S DaFonseca, CT Costiniuk… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
HIV persists in latently infected CD4+ T cells during antiretroviral therapy (ART). Immune
checkpoint molecules, including PD-1, are preferentially expressed at the surface of …

Barriers to a cure for HIV: new ways to target and eradicate HIV-1 reservoirs

C Katlama, SG Deeks, B Autran, J Martinez-Picado… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection needs lifelong access and strict adherence to
regimens that are both expensive and associated with toxic effects. A curative intervention …

[HTML][HTML] SAMHD1 restricts HIV-1 reverse transcription in quiescent CD4+T-cells

B Descours, A Cribier, C Chable-Bessia, D Ayinde… - Retrovirology, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Quiescent CD4+ T lymphocytes are highly refractory to HIV-1 infection
due to a block at reverse transcription. Results Examination of SAMHD1 expression in …

Understanding HIV latency: the road to an HIV cure

MS Dahabieh, E Battivelli, E Verdin - Annual review of medicine, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Treatment with antiretroviral therapy dramatically increases the survival of HIV-infected
individuals. However, treatment has to be continued for life because it does not lead to the …